Jiang Ran woke up at 10 p.m.
The room was pitch black, and she groped along the wall to turn on the light.
The lights illuminated the entire room. Jiang Ran frowned and raised her hand to shield her eyes from the somewhat glaring light.
It took her a while to recover before she finally put her hand down.
I glanced at the time; she'd slept for so long?
However, I slept quite soundly, and my headache was gone when I woke up.
Suddenly remembering something, Jiang Ran pricked up her ears to listen to the sounds outside.
It was completely silent outside. Huo Siyan must have already left, right?
It's obvious without even thinking that he's so busy and has so many things to handle, he must have left long ago while I've been sleeping for so long.
"Ah~" Jiang Ran stretched comfortably, her eyes narrowed into slits, like a lazy cat.
Suddenly, she seemed to catch a glimpse of something out of the corner of her eye, and she was startled.
She turned around, her gaze drawn to a portrait.
The woman in the portrait is wearing a long floral dress, and her long black hair is parted into two braids that hang down in front of her chest. The smile on her lips is faint but bright.
Shocked, Jiang Ran stood frozen in place, her face filled with disbelief, her watery eyes wide open, staring unblinkingly at the woman in the portrait.
this...
How is that possible!
For a moment, she felt like her brain couldn't think straight.
Because the woman in the portrait is clearly her!
To be precise, it wasn't her in this life, but her in her previous life.
In her past life, because she grew up in the countryside, she thought the most beautiful person was her school's Chinese teacher. She always wore a floral dress and had two braids, which she always thought was the most beautiful outfit.
At that time, she didn't understand fashion at all. After returning to the Jiang family, she wore a floral dress and braided her hair, just like the most beautiful image in her memory.
Therefore, she was often ridiculed by Jiang Xinrou for being old-fashioned and vulgar.
So the question is, why is there such a portrait in Huo Siyan's residence?
Jiang Ran no longer knew what words to use to describe her feelings at this moment.
She couldn't understand what was going on.
This is really abnormal.
What exactly is the story behind this portrait?
This is clearly how she looked in her past life; she has never dressed like this in this life.
But... how did Huo Siyan know what she looked like in her past life?
Suddenly, she remembered the time she bumped into him at the Emperor Hotel, when he insisted that they were engaged.
Furthermore, he emphasized that he was twenty-two years old.
Could it be... that he was also reborn?
That doesn't make sense either...
She remembered very clearly that in her previous life she did not know Huo Siyan at all, nor had she ever seen him.
In her memory, there was nothing about an engagement or anything like that.
Twenty-two years old...
In her previous life, when she was twenty-two years old, she had already been sent to a mental hospital by Jiang Minghui and his daughter, where she suffered torture every day.
During her time in the mental hospital, until her death, she clearly remembered that she had never met Huo Siyan.
So what exactly is the story behind this portrait?
Jiang Ran felt as if there were clouds of fog blocking her way, and she couldn't clear them no matter how hard she tried.
To actually see her past life in this life was a huge shock to her.
Jiang Ran pressed heavily to her chest, panting heavily.
She absolutely had to find out what was going on!
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Ran opened the door and went outside.
She stared at the scene before her, slightly stunned.
Standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, Huo Siyan was sitting in his office chair, his five fingers, with their distinct knuckles, rapidly typing on the keyboard, his expression focused.
Jiang Ran pursed her lips and walked over.
She was clearly somewhat surprised to see Huo Siyan still there.
I thought he had already left, but I didn't expect him to still be here.
Seeing her approach, Huo Siyan raised his eyes, but his hands on the keyboard did not stop.
Did you sleep well?
Jiang Ran nodded, sat down on the sofa, and said somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry to have wasted your time."
She originally only planned to rest for an hour and then try on her dress after waking up, but she ended up sleeping until 10 p.m.
"It's alright."
Jiang Ran hesitated, wondering whether she should ask him or not.
She desperately wanted to know what was going on with that portrait in his room!
But if he wasn't reborn, wouldn't he think what he said was absurd?
After all, the idea of rebirth sounds too unbelievable. If it hadn't happened to her, and someone else told her that she had been reborn, she would just think that person was crazy.
Moreover, she still couldn't be sure what kind of person Huo Siyan was, or whether he was trustworthy or not.
Before this, she dared not tell him about her rebirth. What if he had impure intentions? Wouldn't she be asking for trouble?
However, she did want to test him.
Jiang Ran coughed lightly twice and tentatively began, "Huo Siyan..."
"Um?"
"Are you... are you... are you hungry?" The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she suddenly didn't know how to say them.
Hearing herself say those words, she wanted to slap herself.
So useless!
"Sorry, I didn't realize it was already 10 p.m.." Huo Siyan closed his laptop, his slender fingers swiping across his phone, then looked at her tenderly: "I've already had someone reserve a table."
"Huh? What location?" Jiang Ran was lost in thought, so she didn't react when she heard his words.
"The location of the restaurant."
"...Oh...okay..."
Jiang Ran awkwardly scratched her hair, only then realizing that her question about whether he was hungry sounded like she was complaining that it was so late and he hadn't eaten yet.
She was the one who brought it up, so now that he's booked the restaurant, she feels awkward refusing.
When the two arrived at the restaurant, Jiang Ran was somewhat surprised to see the dishes on the table.
What a coincidence! Huo Siyan ordered exactly what she liked to eat. It seems they have similar tastes.
Jiang Ran was getting hungry after sleeping for so long, so she stopped being reserved and started eating with her utensils.
She ate in small bites, but very quickly.
When they had almost finished eating, Jiang Ran suddenly noticed Wang Jingxian sitting not far away.
Sitting opposite her was a middle-aged woman, dressed very elegantly; she appeared to be Mrs. Wang.
When Jiang Ran looked in that direction, the person in that direction also looked back at her.
The moment their eyes met, Jiang Ran's gaze froze, and an indescribable feeling welled up inside her.
Jiang Ran narrowed her eyes slightly and looked away.
Why did she feel that Wang Jingxian was different from usual today?
When their eyes met just now, the chill emanating from Wang Jingxian's eyes was as cold as an icicle.
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